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-asone

-asone suffix: used to form names of generic corticosteroid drugs.

Suffix

-asone

  1. Used to form names of generic corticosteroid drugs.
    • betamethasone, dexamethasone, diflorasone, fluticasone, mometasone

Questions about -asone

What does -asone mean?
-asone means used to form names of generic corticosteroid drugs.
What part of speech is -asone?
-asone is a suffix.

Words near -asone in the dictionary

  1. -arotene
  2. -arthria
  3. -ary
  4. -ase
  5. -ases
  6. -asone
  7. -ass
  8. -asses
  9. -ast
  10. -aster
  11. -astic

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